<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Marshall Gisondi <<a href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">pianotune05@hotmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote"> <div>Hi Everyone, I worked on and tuned an Emerson piano today, a console with a lyre, I'm not lyer ing? lol the soft pedal and sustain I had to adjust but therei's a middle pedal and rod but it doesn't connect to anything at all. I checked everywhere for a lever connecting with the pedal, nothing. So what are your thoughts on this mystry pedal? Also, she likes the piano but it needs action work i.e. refurbishing dry parts, needs new strings especially in the bass. Pins seem reasonable however. It had this zing sound when I played e flat 3 and e 3 which I'm guessing could have been the small crack in the soundboard, but when I moved the piano back against the wall, it went away. That's my second mystry. So is this piano worth her putting the over 1 to 2k of work into? It';s an old piano. Oh and she used this "Howard finish resore or HOward restor finish, a name something like this. does anyone know about this, and does it have sylicone. I asked if she could read the ingredients but we couldn't find it listed. So I want to make sure it's still safe for her to use. Thanks Marshall Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician Marshall's Piano Service <a href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com" target="_blank">pianotune05@hotmail.com</a> <a href="tel:215-510-9400" target="_blank" value="+12155109400">215-510-9400</a> <a href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target="_blank">www.phillytuner.com</a> Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <a href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target="_blank">www.pianotuningschool.org</a> Vancouver, WA </div> </blockquote></div> <div> It sounds like a "Betsy Ross" furniture style piano, usually the middle pedal is a bass only sustain. They are kind of a pain to work on due to the lyre, having to remove it to access the kickboard & what's behind it, the pedals are frequently more convoluted than necessary to accomodate the lyre. I have 3 I work on all different brands, one is a Winter spinet w/an Aluminum plate. When I last worked on it, I told her it was probably worth more as aluminum salvage than as a piano!</div> <div>IMHO action work is fine, if the customer likes the instrument but refinishing? These pianos are not highly desirable, sale wise that's all I'll say about that.</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike</div> <div> -- I think we are a product of all our experiences. <a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html" target="_blank">Sanford I. Weill</a> Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>